Will of HAMPTON, William

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I, William Hampton of Franklin County being of sound mind and disposing memory do make this to be my last will and testament and make the following disposition of my

property. In the first place I wish all my debts and funeral expenses to be first paid.

2 secondly, I leave all my property, both real and personal to my wife Darcie? during her widowhood or until my youngest child becomes of age, so that my children may be

raised and sent to school. Should my wife marry my will and desire is that she take her thirds of my estate and my further will and desire is that my executors shall give to

each of my children as they become of age or marry, one horse, one cow and calf, on bed and furniture, making it worth on hundred dollars. If the property named is not

valued by my executors to be worth one hundred dollars, my will and desire is that William Sanders, my son- in- law continue the ensuing year and and much longer as he

and my said wife may agree to. Should William Sanders leave here, I wish him to have the same amount as above named, viz; one horse, one cow and calf, one bed and

furniture and the balance in my to make up one hundred dollars to be valued to him under the directions of my executors to be hereafter named. I wish my son-in-law,

William Sanders to continue with my wife or in other words, I give him one fourth part that is made on the premises of every kind, including shop and tavern.

My further will and desire is that my executors continue to rent my little place the one where Thomas Arnold lives and the other where Kincaid lives and the profits to be

applied to the support of my family and my further will and desire is at the death of my said wife or at the time the youngest child becomes of age, I wish my property both

real and personal to be equally divided among my said children that may be living or their representatives and be given it to them and their heirs forever. My further will and

desire is that my neighbor, Gabriel Sullenger, and my friend Hugh Sanders be my executors to this my last will and testament. Signed and acknowledged this eighteenth

day of September, eighteen hundred and thirty two.

William Hampton

Witness:

J. Morris

Jesse Ewell, Jr.

James M. Graham

Franklin County Court, November term 1832

The last will and testament of William Hampton, decd.. was produced in Court and was proven by the oath of John Morris one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, which

is ordered to be certified.

Test:

A. H. Rennick, CFCC

The last will and testament of William Hampton, decd..... was fully proven by the oaths of Jesse Ewell, Jr. and ordered to be recorded, which is done accordingly in my office.

A. H. Rennick, CFCC